Package closure



Nov. 6, 1928. 1,690,850

M. B. BEHRMAN PACKAGE CLOSURE Filed Dec. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR Patentecl Nov. 6, 1928.

MARCUS B. BEHRMAN,

1,690850 NT OFFICE.

03 NEW YORK, NY., ASSIGNOR T THE LOX snAn 003120121 TION, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

PACKAGE GLOSURE.

Application filed December My present invention relates generally to improvements in packaging and 1nvolves the methods and means for securing the package in closed conclition and coordinately involves the method and means for securing coacting sections of a tion.

Merchants Who do a credit or'exchange business'find that it is a common practice f01 a prospective customer to order up merchandise and after making use of the contents to then return the merchandise for credit or exchange, and my invention has particular utility to prevent such practice occurring without detection. Its utility, however, extends generally to the field of maintaining package closu res in prdetermined position, and certain phases 0f my invention may serve even a broacler field of utility.

The more important objects 0f Iny invention' aie: the provisionof a simple, inexpensive and readily operable m6ans for fastening receptacles and. more particularly for fastening receptacles in sealed condition and cf a receptacle so fatstened and sealed; and the provision 0f a package, receptacle 01 container and the fastening means therefor of such a character that the receptacle or package cannot be opened 01' undone for the removal of the contents thereofwithout rup turing the package, receptacle 01 container 01 the faste ning means therefor.

A still further object cf my invention is the provisioh of a simple and 'inexpensive means -which 0n the one band permitscf 'rapiclly fastening receptacles, containers or the like und 011 thecther band insures against opening of the receptacle or tampering with the contents thereof and which therefor provicles a means for detecting the breach of a specific provision against such acts i1nposecl by the merchant upon the prospective ausf-0mer and which Where agr wd upon permits the mutilation of either the receptacle 01 the fastcning means being corfstrued as an aCt cf purchase by the oncagainst whom such act can be charg6d.

The term receptacle or package, unless otherwise specifically described, is to be coustrued in .its most generic sense as referring to any type of enclosure for merchandisea, whether preforme'cl asin a box 0r container, or 'whether formed about the merchandise as in a wrapper.

s.; 7 Forthe attainnient of thcse object-s arld package closure againstsepata 1, 1924. SerialNo 753,358.

such further objects as may hereinafter-appear or be pointecl out, I have illustrated embocliments 0f my invention in the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one ernbodi 'inent ofmy invention partly broken away 110 show one 1nthod of fastenin a preformecl container in accordancewit 1 my inve'zntion; v

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through another embodiment;

Figs. 3 ancl 4 a1e views similar to that 0f Fig. 2 illustrating other embocliments;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a still further cmbodiment;

Figs. 6 and 7 illustrates in Cross section,

two other embocliments cf n1y invention;

Fig. 8 illustrates method cf sec'uring a package Which is formeol 01 wrapped abou t merchandise; ancl 1 Fig. modifiecl form 01". fastening element.

Referring particularly t0 the illustration, it Will be observecl that 10 is a package Which by way cf example may be a paper -b0x in which 11 is the container porti0n havingside Walls 12 and a cover 01 closure element 13, illustratcd as, but not necessarily, separate frorn the box and having a depending portion 14, arranged t0 be positioned adjacent to ancl overlap the siclc Walls 12.

T0 fasten and seal thelcover 13 uponthe container 11 in tl1e embocliment of Fig. l, I

provide=a locking sha ikle 0ntiehaving ab one end thereof an anchoring.tip 18 and at the other encl thereof an abutment member l9"connectecl in any preferrccl 01 desirecl manner, as by a sh0rt string 17. The anchoring tip 18 is formed so that the diameteror' thickness tliereof is clisproportionately less than th'e length,the flexible tie' or shackle 17 being attachccl t0 the tip*s0 thab the effective fastening point is intennecliate the ends cf the tip, one encl 18 of the tip being preferably formeclso as 130 servc as a guiclirig Or pi(ercing portion, and the other end 18 forming a handle o1 manipulating portion.

- T0 secure the covcr 1310 thecontainer 11 '0f the embodimcnt of Fig. l, against acciclntal openi1ig, I provide the tip 18 withthe piercing end 21 force saicl tip through the overlapping layers 12 anal 14, to the insicle'of the comtainer, upon which the tip 18 Will aut0niatially possion icself pa1allel t0' s aid inside trated iIi Fig. 1. It

Wall und es shown in the broken awey port-i0n 0i' saicl figure, thus preventing the withclrawal of seid tip. The length 0f the e011 necting menuber 17 is preferably just sufficient to permit 0f this operation 30 es to bring the button 19 es close t0 the eut-sicle surface of ehe weil leL of the cover 13 es possible. As many 0f such *eoggle fasteners can be employecl es mey be founcl necessary or advisable I'JWO 011 eaeh enclbeing illuswill be unclerstocl 0;E c0urse (hat the conlaainer anal c0ver may be providecl in aclvanee with registering pre forniecl orifiees through which the tip 18 may be passed ancl auch arrmgement 1nay be founcl preferable Wl101't313l18 C()Ilfliill" is macle of material cli!licult t0 pierce. Such apertures Will preferebly be 0f a size t0 eicl-' mit; the tip 18 only when lengthwise.

In the insertion 0f the tip 18 through tl1e cover 13 ancl cofitainer 11, either by pieicing 01 otherwise, the abutment 1nexnber 19 may serve t0 apply the necesary pressure when it is founcl that clue either t0 thesize otl the tip 01' t0 it-s rlirnensi0ns, that pressure canneldcenvenierifily be applied directly c0 ihe tip by iihe fin 'ers. V nee in this position the faslwening ele ment is irrernovable without rupture 01"? the package 01 the flexible tie o1 eleinents' 0'l the button.

It Will be observecl that from outerc appemancesin a device 0f this kinel nothing but the button 19 will sh0w and this clevice czin be made in a manner pleasing to the eye,

0x suppliecl with printecl er aclvertising matter es desi i'ecl.

In Fig. 2 corresponding perts lmve been given emreepomling nunieralg aml serve the same funetion, buit laheie has; been substituted in the seuling element a paart 19 loi the butt0n 19, as illustreted in the nx0dification previously deseribed. This i0rm nf locking element 1nay be in the nature of 21 lag upon which may appear any clesire l claca.

In Fig. 3 I have illustratecl a modifica tion in which the flexible tie 17 is provicleal' both 0f its encls With tips 18 and in this' form the connectiilg element 17' isinacle 0f a length suflicint to envelop a substant-ia]. part of the eoritainer und in this elllb0flllhnll the length is such es t0 permil: 0i the insertion 015 anchoring tips; 0'E the nature :1b0Ve (lese1:i bed ai1 p0ints 0n opposite sides ol? ehe container. Preferably only en0ugh slacl: is allowed.to permit 0f the manipulation ofthe tips for insertion, the flexible portion l? otherwise lying tu1t to retein the cove1 01' closnre element in position. lt Will thusbe observed thab the cover 13 cannot be re movecl from the container without rupture of t-he c0ntainer er the flexible tie. In anlclition Where clesirecl theflexible tie 17 111ay serve m permit= of carrying the eenteiner 1 thereby.

ancl the b0x, and

In Fig. 41 have illustrated'a further modification in which the flexible tie is macle to subetantially completely envelop the packege, 01' container, thefree ends-of such tie having anchoring tips es clescribecl in connection with the modifications above clescribecl.- These tips are inserted either by iercing er insertepl ihrough pre-lormed apertures ab points in the b0x acljacent eaeh othez.

In Fig. 5 I have illustratecla modificatien so.mewhat similar t0 filmt 'illustratecl in 3, but in which the sealing meanscompriseis i;wo boggles such es described in eonneetion witb. the embocliment of Fig'. 3, one tip of each toggle heilig receivecl in a seal 20, against removizzh Though it may be desimble to form the lengths ef my tie members 016 lengths to C01- iesp0nl to standarcl Size of receptacles, I contemplate using my locking element in conjunetionwith packages in eny suitable size anal t0 l.llllstlfali( this point, it Will be ebserveclthau in Fig. 6 a flexible tie member mey be envelopecl suouncl containere 0f different sizes, er "mggles hmring differentlengths 1DLff be empleyecl with the seine siz-e receptacle e In full lines in this figure I show the lengh of the shaekle 'zmd the distance arouncl the container. to be such relatively that the sheckle cen be passed completely around the container with the encls bassing eech daher und secured aclj:acent each ether' by passing both tips through both the *cover in clettecl lines I sh0w 'tll relative dimensions es such es *to permit these ende 1'101; only t0 pese 'eaeh other, bnt tobe seeuxrezl at poinis removecl frem each other, one end being 1.mssecl only thmugh the bocly 0f the Container anal the other eml 01 1ly thr0ugh the coveir.

- In Fig. 7 01 the drawings, lt show a still further embodiment in whieh the cover 0f izhe receptacle does n0t ove1lep the bocly 01" ehe eontainer, and in Which the tip member 01? theshackle is secured ab 0ne encl through the eontainer ancl below the cover und be cozmecting membei is then passe l over the cover, en l ehe tip memberet ehe otber eml then seeure l through the b0dy 0f'the centainer und also below the Cover. lt Will fihus be obseried thal in eachillwtretion er euch m0clifieetien. that I have previrle l an eflieetive maniier 01 iasening a package, container 01 re ieptaele anal ab the same titne provid.e e seal therefor, so that unfastening 01 removal oi the contents 0f the paekage, eonteiner or receptacle cannot De made wichoucrupturing tl1e container 01 the fastening element. T

In Fig. 9I haveillustmtecl a nioclifiecl form 0f fastening element wherein 17 is the flexible tie prefe'rablymade ef 00ml, thread 01 highly flexible wire, having fastenecl 0Ii at least 0ne of the free ends an anchoring eleme1it 18.- In my preferred form, the anchoring element is sheet metal which may be erimped or otherwise fastened on to the flexible tie c0rd, thread, wire, etc. This anchoring element is prefer'ably formed with a pierc1ng point 21 at one end thereof. y This piercing point may be f0rmed at either end 01' at both ends 0f the anchoring tip 18. The anchoring tip is connected in relation to the flexible cord, tie, Wire, ete. by a counection'intermediate the ends theTeof so that tension on the cord membe1 when the sliackle Having thus described my inventi0n and illustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent is l. The combination with a c1osed C011- tainer, of a fastening device for retaining it closed and unopenable except by mutilation of the container 0r the device, said device comprising a tie member encircling the 0011- tainer and unseverable except by mutilation thereof, the opposite ends of sa.id rnember extending into the interior of the container und provided with enlarged locking elements permanently preventing withdrawal of said ends.

2. The combinatimi with 'a closed con-' tainer, of a fastening device for retainihg it closed und unopenable except by mutilation 0f the containeror the device, said device comprising a tie member encircling the container und unseverable except by mutilation thereof, the opposite ends 0f said member extending into the interior of the Container and provided with enlarged locking elements permanently preventing withdrawal of sa1d ends. at least one of seid elements being adjustably carried and being so construeted and zirranged as t0 be irrernovably insertable, when adjusted, from the exterior to the interior 0f the container even after the latter is closed and encirc1ed by said tie member.

3. The combination with a closed con-- tainer, 0f a fastening device f0r retaining it closed and unopenable except by mutilation of the Container er the device, said device comprising a tie member encircling the container and unseverable eXcept by mutilation th(zreof, the opposite ends of seid provided a fastening memberextendi'ng into the interior 0f, the container and provided withenlarged 10010 ing elements permanently preventing with drawa1 0f seid endsht least one of said elements being e1o1igaed and adjustably carried, and being so. constructed und arranged as t0 be irremovably insertable, When adjusted into s1ibstantial aligriment with the tie member end, from the exterior t0 the interior of thecontainer even after the 1atter is closed and encirc1ed by said tie member.

4. The combination with a closed coutainer, of a: fastening device for ret-air1ing it closed and unopenable except by mutilation of the Container 01' the device, seid device comprising a tie member encirc1ing the container and Unseverable except by mutilation thereof, the opposite ends of said rnember extending into the interior of the container und provided with enlarged locking eler'nents permanently Preventing withdrawa1 of said ends, at least one of said elements being elongated and normally tran'sverse to said tie member end, und being momentarily adjustable with respect to said end, whereb 7 said ele'ment and end are irremova.bly insertable, i1pon momentary adjustment' thereof into mutual alignment, from the exterior to the interior 0f the Closed and encircled container.

5. The combination with a c1osed coutainer comprising telescoped portions andi therefore including superposed layers Whose v sustained superposition retains the container elosed, 0f a fastening device for retaining seid container closed a1'1d unopenable except by mutilation of the container or device, said device comprising a tie member' eneircling the container and unseverable except by mutilation thereof, the opposite ends 0f said meniber extending into the inteiior 0f the container and provided with enlarged locking elements permanently preventing withdrawal of said ends, atleast one'of said en ds extending through Said superposed lzlyers. 1 1 V 6. The combination with a closed 0011- tainer comprising telescoped prtions and therefore incli1ding superposed layers whose sustained superposition retains the container closed, 01. a fastenihg device for retaining said container closed and unopenable except by mut-ilation of the container 01 device, said device comprising a tie mem bei encircling the container und III1SGVGI-j able except by mutilation thefeof, the opposite ends of sald member extending through seid superposed 1ayers into the interior 0f the container and being providd with enlarged locking elements permanently pre- Venting withdrawal of seid ends.

7. The corhbinationwith a closed Container, of a fasteningdevice for.retaining it c1osed 'and unopenable except by muti- 

